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From the Washington Post:
I noted that there was no sounds of the Bill of Rights being ripped apart nor was a single gun confiscated from the hands of any gun owners. I'm sure much will be written in favor and against Colorado's actions, but the point remains that legislation doesn't equate to confiscation and those who make that argument are living in a made-up world, unhampered by facts and unconcerned with truth.
The glacial pace of Congress, the national preference for fear-mongering over common sense, and the NRA's considerable influence in Washington may prevent federal legislation from ever seeing the light of day. I'm happy I live in a state with proactive legislators and and a Governor with priorities that favor the population's safety over commercial interests. Hopefully, other states will follow Colorado's lead and Congress will take notice.
The governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance.
The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country might be willing to go with new gun restrictions after the horror of mass killings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.
The glacial pace of Congress, the national preference for fear-mongering over common sense, and the NRA's considerable influence in Washington may prevent federal legislation from ever seeing the light of day. I'm happy I live in a state with proactive legislators and and a Governor with priorities that favor the population's safety over commercial interests. Hopefully, other states will follow Colorado's lead and Congress will take notice.